Vijayawada Package - 10

Sri Bramaramba Mallikarjuna Swami Temple, Srisailam
The Famous Bhramaramba Mallikarjunaswamy Temple Located About 457 Meters Height On The Southern Bank Of River Krishna Is A Major Pilgrim Spot In Srisailam Hill Town.The Bhramaramba Mallikarjuna Temple Located In Srisailam Is One Of The 12 Jyotirlinga Temples Dedicated To Lord Shiva. Shrisailam Is Referenced In The Ancient Hindu Puranas, And The Epic Mahabharata. It Is Said That Adi Sankara Visited This Temple And At That Time he Composed His Shivanandalahari. Shiva's Sacred Bull Nandi Is Said To Have Performed Penance At The Mahakali Temple Till Shiva And Parvati Appeared Before Him As Mallikarjuna And Brahmaramba.
The Mallikarjuna Linga Is Accesseble To Each And Every Devotee And Anybody Can Go Into The Sanctum Sanctorum Of Mallikarjuna , Touch Him And Perform Abhishekam And Archana Himself To Recitation Of Mantras By Archakas With Out Caste Or Creed Or Religion. It Clearly Reveals That Socialistic Pattern Of Society Started From This Place And It Is Still In Existence. Bhramaramba Temple Is A Renowned Temple In The Hill Town Of Srisailam. Bhramara Literally Means Bee And Legends, Folk Songs Tell Goddess Parvati Took The Form Of A Bee And Worshipped Lord Shiva In His Form Mallikarjuna. The Goddess Here Is Worshipped As Brahmani Shakti. Another Temple, Sikhareswara Swamy Temple In Srisailam Is Situated In The Highest Spot Of Srisailam Known As Sikharam. The Temple Dedicated To Sikhareswara Swamy, The Lord Of Sikharam And One Of The Forms Of Lord Shiva. There Is A Temple Dedicated To Lord Ganesha in Sikharam.

Sri Pravathi Sahita Tripurantakeswara Swamy Temple, Tripurantakam
Tripurantakeswara Swamy Situated On A Hilltop In Tripuranthakam Village. As Per Shiva Purana Shiva Destroyed Tripurasuras (Three Demons Who Ruling Three Cities ) Here. Since He Destroyed The Three Cities Along With The Demons He Is Called Tripuranthakeswara And This Place Is Called Tripuranthakam. Goddes Pravathi Sahita Tripurantakeswara Swamy Temple Is On The Top Of The Hill And There Is A Secret Underground Passage To Srisailam From The Temple Premises. Below The Hill In A Pond There Is A Temple Called Bala Thripura Sundari Devi. Tripurantaka Bala Tripurasundari Devi (Swayambhu) Is The First Incarnation Of Adiparasakthi. Here She Is In The Form Of A Little Girl. She Helped Lord Shiva In Destruction Of Tripuras And Tripurasuras. Tripuranthakam Is Considered As Eastern Gateway Of Srisailam.

Activities : Sightseeing